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Montevideo, August 16th 2025 - 06:13 UTC

Tag: Potosí

  • Saturday, August 2nd 2025 - 10:28 UTC

    Bolivian mine landslide leaves 5 dead

    Only two of the victims have already been identified

    Five men died after being buried alive by a landslide at the state-owned Amayapampa gold mine in Potosí, Bolivia. The victims, who were not regular employees, had official permits to extract residual ore.

  • Tuesday, May 10th 2022 - 10:23 UTC

    Three arrested in connection with grenade attack at Bolivian university

    Contradicting versions surround the arrest of the three suspects

    Bolivian authorities confirmed later Monday they had arrested three people in connection with the explosion of a gas grenade at the Tomás Frías University in Potosí, which resulted in the deaths of four students who were attending an assembly in a closed room.

  • Monday, May 9th 2022 - 19:48 UTC

    Grenade attack kills 4, injures dozens at Bolivian university

    In addition to the fatalities, five students of the Universidad Autónoma Tomás Frías (UATF) remained in intensive care Monday afternoon

    An attack with a gas grenade has left at least 4 people dead Monday and dozens injured at a University in the Bolivian city of Potosí, it was reported. The explosion caused a human avalanche while a student assembly was taking place at the Universidad Autónoma Tomas Frías de Potosí.